Show us your TIES

[jamespowers]

^^True. I wish either the President or Gov. Romney would wear a hand-painted, or at least geometric-patterned tie, for Pete's sake...

Stripes are for flags for goodness sake.

 

[John in Covina]

I am not taken with many hand painted ties myself, but now and then there will be one that's accetable. My horse tie is for going to the track - Santa Anita.

 

[jamespowers]

I am not taken with many hand painted ties myself, but now and then there will be one that's accetable. My horse tie is for going to the track - Santa Anita.

I must have twenty of them if I have one. My sons always want a "horse tie." I have to keep them in stock.

 

[jamespowers]

And the tie of the day is:

 

[Widebrim]

^^Never heard of Lumicolor....

 

[jamespowers]

^^Never heard of Lumicolor....

They are fairly rare---not many survive. It was kind of tourist wear that few kept for long from what I can tell. I love that even the Lumicolor logo is handpainted.

 

[LoveMyHats2]

This is a vintage Porto Fino silk tie, it has always been my favorite and I really appreciate the texture of the material, it has a "finger print" on the entire tie surface as the picture shows.

 

[John in Covina]

And the tie of the day is:

Palm trees and hula girls? I'd like to get lei'd.

 

[Widebrim]

This is a vintage Porto Fino silk tie, it has always been my favorite and I really appreciate the texture of the material, it has a "finger print" on the entire tie surface as the picture shows.

Porto Fino did make some interesting ties. I thought it was a Stacey Adams tie at first, though...

 

[Pera.T]

A couple recent thrift store finds. These are about as bold as they get for a 40's New Zealand tie, so I was quite excited when I found these. Made by one of my favourite local tie companies, "Parisian", still in business today!

 

[Baron Kurtz]

great ties … can you take a picture of the label?

 

[jamespowers]

The tie of the day is:

 

[Quigley Brown]

The tie of the day is:

You'd really have to get up-close and personal to see all the details on this one...

 

[jamespowers]

You'd really have to get up-close and personal to see all the details on this one...

That is what I say about nude ties.

It is a bit small but the perspective for the tie makes it look enven smaller.

 

[Chowderhouse]

Tie of the hour: diving for money. The label is fun, too.

 

[jamespowers]

And the tie of the day is:

 

[Widebrim]

The tie of the day is:

Great CA tie!

 

[jamespowers]

Great CA tie!

Yes indeed. They just don't make them the way they used to. They don't even paint the way they used to.

 

[jamespowers]

The tie of the day is:

 

[LocktownDog]

Just gotta say ... I love this darn thread.